Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling's Books(4)

The Seven Seas

Literature

5.0

A contemporary New York Times review of this 1896 collection of poetry praised Kipling's "immense rhythmic power. . . . His preliminaries are always brief, but in the attack he carries all before him." The book includes the poems, "The First Chantey," "To the True Romance," and "Sestina of the Tramp-Royal," as well as a few of Kipling's famous "Barrack-Room Ballads."

Sea Warfare

Literature

5.0

In addition to his works of fiction, Kipling was a knowledgeable military historian. This 1916 publication combines both interests—with poems, lyrical essays, and factual reports. Highlights include "Destroyers at Jutland," an account of the great World War I naval battle, and "Tales of the Trade," a harrowing account of submarine warfare.

"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks

Adventure

4.0

When spoiled Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is suspended from boarding school, his businessman father (Melvyn Douglas) takes him to Europe on a business trip. When the rebellious lad falls overboard from the steamship, he is saved from death by humble fisherman Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy) and forced by the captain of the fishing schooner (Lionel Barrymore) to become a low-ranking member of the ship's crew alongside the captain's own son (Mickey Rooney).

Under the Deodars

Literature

5.0

This is the history of a failure; but the woman who failed said that it might be an instructive tale to put into print for the benefit of the younger generation. The younger generation does not want instruction, being perfectly willing to instruct if any one will listen to it. None the less, here begins the story where every right-minded story should begin, that is to say at Simla, where all things begin and many come to an evil end.